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If ZZ trains under BAM, he'll end up like CWF, losing meekly the 1st round to a Singaporean 2nd singles.

Don't assume it will always be like this. Players do have good and bad days. It has to with the player's self-motivation and his desire to win. Then he will work hard to achieve his goals.

Remember, LCW has also lost in R1 during his early days under BAM. He was later known to be just a "kampong champ". Maybe such losses and bad experience made him realise he had to work much harder to become what he is today.

I am still surprised on how these players like cwf, ckb, arif, ld and others are still not improving much.Don't BAM or any Associations have milestones for players? eg. 1000 smashes in one day and expect them to raise 10% every month? Wonder what will it takes to do or think of the KPIs? Or speed test, or drill test, or run test or physical test. If failed to improve, off you go.. don't waste time.

Maybe BAM use them as cheap sparring partners, that s why they plan for them to go nowhere, just like how SIN MS have been treated.

Zul has an excellent chance of reaching R16 and test Shon Wan Ho [13] for a place in the last 8. I think a R16 finish is a reasonable result for him, adding 2720 pts to his ranking pts and equaling his achievements at the end of last year in the India GPG.

If he does manage to win, his ranking should also shoot up to just outside of the top 10 by next week.

Zul has an excellent chance of reaching R16 and test Shon Wan Ho [13] for a place in the last 8. I think a R16 finish is a reasonable result for him, adding 2720 pts to his ranking pts and equaling his achievements at the end of last year in the India GPG.

If he does manage to win, his ranking should also shoot up to just outside of the top 10 by next week.

ZZ's defeat yesterday proves that he needs more experience/exposure and dont underestimated unknown players from Europe.

Not the end of the world la...losing can be good learning experience for ZZ. Train some more with BAM, discuss2 with Coach Hendrawan and let us see what he can do in Axiata Cup.

The alarming thing was ZZ looked so ordinary against someone who had limited skill and footwork. Makarski has an awkward, almost amateurish style, and ZZ was tricked into playing his hit and hope game. ZZ got caught out many times by clean winners and committed countless unforced errors. He ceded initiative from the start and was content to play on the defence.

Yeah, this is a big lesson for him. Right now, he is miles behind Viktor Axelsen.

The alarming thing was ZZ looked so ordinary against someone who had limited skill and footwork. Makarski has an awkward, almost amateurish style, and ZZ was tricked into playing his hit and hope game. ZZ got caught out many times by clean winners and committed countless unforced errors. He ceded initiative from the start and was content to play on the defence.

Yeah, this is a big lesson for him. Right now, he is miles behind Viktor Axelsen.

True. And thats what I meant by not underestimating unknown Europe players. Just hope ZZ doesnt end up with a 'big head' like Daren Liew.

Nah, not convinced by Zulfadli at all. Show results before talking about wanting to be in some squad. AJC and WJC is nothing compared to a senior itle. Viktor is already way ahead of him and Zul has to play catch-up.

Nah, not convinced by Zulfadli at all. Show results before talking about wanting to be in some squad. AJC and WJC is nothing compared to a senior itle. Viktor is already way ahead of him and Zul has to play catch-up.

Nothing is special for ZZ last night. The smash is weak , the defend is so-so. No game plan- just follow his oponent playing ! More or less his playing style is similar to Mohd. Arif.
Hope he won't end up like Arif.....

well, this is ZZ's first europe GP tournament, sure he not use to it, while Axelson played more tournament than ZZ, therefore ZZ need to be sent more tournament in order to gain experiences, or else he will lack behind just like the back up players...

i have always believed that its not his time yet. .if he has to lose.. let him lose matches now rather than later.. i think he is not better or worse than axelson.. only different. Yeah he could go the way of the other malaysian 2nd tier ms players . .but then again he may not. I say give him time. He is not a hafiz hashim where time is running out.

the pressure on him to perform is greater than, say iskandar or liew daren or arif... or chong wei fung which is a good thing. the others never had that kind of pressure and they languished.